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''[[United States|United States ]] >  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] >  [[South Carolina|South Carolina]]  >  [[South Carolina Census|Census]]''
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==Online Federal Censuses==
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===Population Schedules===
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Starting in 1790, federal population schedules were taken every 10 years in the United States. [[United States Census|'''Click here for more information''']] about federal census records. <br><br>
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South Carolina was the eighth state admitted to the United States on 23 May 1788. It was included in all of the federal censuses.  
| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center>
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show&nbsp;each person's census listings.  
*Study&nbsp;others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].
 
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[South Carolina Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]].
 
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=== Online South Carolina indexes and images  ===


======United States Federal Censuses with Online Links======
{{Census Online South Carolina}}
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=== Federal population schedules  ===
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
{| width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]'''
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1790|1790]]
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1800|1800]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=642368&disp=South+Carolina+1900+federal+census++ 1900 and Soundex]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1810|1810]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=744498&disp=South+Carolina+1850+federal+census++ 1850]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1820|1820]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745505&disp=South+Carolina%2C+1790+thru+1840+federal++ 1810]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1830|1830]]
| &nbsp;
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"| [[United States Census 1840|1840]]
|-
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1803959|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=1037512&disp=South+Carolina%2C+1930+federal+census++ 1930 and Soundex]  
|{{RecordSearch|1804228|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=676515&disp=South+Carolina+1880+federal+census++ 1880 and Soundex]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803765|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745505&disp=South+Carolina%2C+1790+thru+1840+federal++ 1840]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803955|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745505&disp=South+Carolina%2C+1790+thru+1840+federal++ 1800]  
|{{RecordSearch|1803958|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/ Ancestry.com]
| &nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1786457|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/ Ancestry.com]
|-
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1850|1850]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=555231&disp=South+Carolina+1920+federal+census++ 1920&nbsp;and Soundex]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1860|1860]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=698919&disp=South+Carolina+1870+federal+census++ 1870]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1870|1870]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745505&disp=South+Carolina%2C+1790+thru+1840+federal++ 1830]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1880|1880]]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745505&disp=South+Carolina%2C+1790+thru+1840+federal++ 1790]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1890|1890]]
| &nbsp;
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1900|1900]]
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|-
|{{RecordSearch|1401638|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/ Ancestry.com]
| | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=646852&disp=South+Carolina+1910+federal+census++ 1910 and Soundex]  
|{{RecordSearch|1473181|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=706378&disp=South+Carolina+1860+federal+census++ 1860]  
|{{RecordSearch|1438024|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745505&disp=South+Carolina%2C+1790+thru+1840+federal++ 1820]
|{{RecordSearch|1417683|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/ Ancestry.com]
| &nbsp;
|{{RecordSearch|1610551|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5445/ Ancestry.com]
 
|{{RecordSearch|1325221|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/ Ancestry.com]
| &nbsp;
|}
 
 
 
{| width="745" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|+ '''Federal Census Microfilms Available from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]'''
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1910|1910]]
| 1940 N/A
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1920|1920]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-03.html#illinois 1910 T624] &amp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/part-01.html#illinois Soundex T1264]  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1930|1930]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-05.html#illinois 1870 M593]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1940|1940]]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1840 1840 M704]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1950|1950]]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|[[United States Census 1960|1960]]
|-
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1727033|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://1930census.archives.gov/stateSearch.asp 1930 T626]  
|{{RecordSearch|1488411|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-07.html#illinois 1900 T623] &amp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1900/part-02.html#illinois Soundex T1043]  
|{{RecordSearch|1810731|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-04.html#illinois 1860 M653]  
|{{RecordSearch|2000219|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/ Ancestry.com]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1830 1830 M19]
|{{RecordSearch|4464515|FamilySearch}}<br> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/ Ancestry.com]<br> [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA]
|Release Date <br> April 1, 2032
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| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html#illinois 1920 T625] &amp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-02.html#illinois Soundex M1559]
| [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1890/1890.html 1890 fragments M407] &amp; [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m496.pdf index M496]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-03.html#illinois 1850 M432]
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-02.html#1820 1820 M33]
|-
| &nbsp;
| [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-07.html#illinois 1880&nbsp;T9]&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1790-1890/part-06.html#illinois Soundex T746]
| &nbsp;
| [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1810a-01.pdf 1810 M252]
| &nbsp;
|}
|}


===Non-Population Schedules for South Carolina===
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
Federal non-population schedules included such things mortality schedules, agriculture schedules, slave schedules, and manufacturing schedules.
 
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For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of South Carolina, [[South Carolina Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]]
 
=== Federal non-population schedules ===
 
==== Online indexes and images  ====
 
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for South Carolina'''</font>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
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|1890
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br>
|Veterans
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
|-
|-
|1880
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''
|Defective
| width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Type'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1634/ Ancestry]
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
|-
|-
|1880
| '''1890'''
|Mortality
| width="20%" | Veterans
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
|1880
| '''1880'''
|Manufacturing
| width="20%" | Defective
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1634 Link]
|-
|-
|1880
| '''1880'''
|Industry
| width="20%" | Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1880
| '''1870'''
|Agriculture
| Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1860'''
|Social Statistics
| Slave owner
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B8457527%3B-1%3B8%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=4479091&hitcount=5479 Link]<ref name="HQSlave">HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.</ref>
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7668&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1860'''
|Mortality
| Mortality  
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1850'''
|Industry
| Slave owner
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420440;t=browsable;w=0 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B12159696%3B-1%3B7%3B18&searchtype=3&offset=1&locthreadid=8194799&hitcount=4245 Link]<ref name="HQSlave" />
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8055&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Link]
|-
|-
|1870
| '''1850'''
|Agriculture
| Mortality
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1420441 Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 Link]
|-
|-
|1860
| '''1840'''
|Social Statistics
| Pensioners
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf BookLink]
| align="center" | [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+pensioners&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=W0XUmfgahX&sig=WRyMIVwiePLwKmlxhbchJl1ZeeA&hl=en&ei=SJ0MSvSrBqOMtgf19I2FCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA61,M1 BookLink]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7678 Link]
|}
 
==== Microfilm images  ====
 
'''1790-1880, 1900-1930''' Copies of these censuses can be found at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], the [[Family History Library]], and the [http://archives.sc.gov/genealogy/federalcensus.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History].
 
*'''1880''' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144150&disp=Agriculture%2C+industry%2C+social+statis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294289])
*'''1870''' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144150&disp=Agriculture%2C+industry%2C+social+statis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294288])
*'''1850-1860''' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144150&disp=Agriculture%2C+industry%2C+social+statis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294287])
 
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book  ====
 
For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of South Carolina, [[South Carolina Non-Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|click here]].
 
=== State and colonial censuses  ===
 
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|-
|-
|1860
| bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" colspan="90" | '''South Carolina state and colonial censuses'''<ref>Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 102.</ref><ref>Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 57-58, 72.</ref>
|Slave Owner
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1860
| width="90" bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" | '''Exact Date'''
|Mortality
| width="600" bgcolor="#99cc99" align="center" | '''Population Schedules'''
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1860
| align="left" |
|Industry
| align="left" | No State Census found after 1875
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1860
| align="left" | '''1875'''
|Agriculture
| align="left" | Agricultural and population returns complete in Clarendon, Newberry, and Marlboro counties; partially complete in Abbeville, Beaufort, Fairfield, Lancaster, and Sumter counties.
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1860
| align="left" | '''1869'''
|Social Statistics
| align="left" | State population returns. Missing in Clarendon, Oconee, and Spartanburg counties.
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1850
| align="left" | '''1868'''
|Slave Owner
| align="left" | Exist
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8055/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1850
| align="left" | '''1848'''
|Mortality
| align="left" | City of Charleston<ref>J. L. Dawson, and H. W. De Saussure, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6048323 Census of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, for the year 1848 : exhibiting the condition and prospects of the city, illustrated by many statistical details]'' (Charleston, South Carolina : J.B. Nixon, 1849)[[{{Charlestow}}]].</ref>
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3530/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
|1850
| align="left" | '''1839'''
|Industry
| align="left" | State census only for Kershaw and Chesterfield districts.
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1850
|Agriculture
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276/ Ancestry]
|-
|1840
|Pensioners
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry]
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1829'''
| align="left" | State census only for Fairfield and Laurens districts.
|}
|}


===Existing and Lost Censuses===
=== Existing and lost censuses  ===
*[[South Carolina Censuses Existing and Lost|List of existing and lost federal censuses for South Carolina]]


==Online State and Territorial Censuses==
For a list of available and missing South Carolina censuses, [[South Carolina Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br>  
State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses. For more information on state censuses, visit [https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/other_resources/state_censuses.html United States Census Bureau].<br><br>
 
Territorial censuses were taken by the federal government to count the population in federal territories. The government needed to count the population in the territory to see if it could qualify for statehood. For more information on territorial censuses, visit the [[United States Census Territorial|US Territorial Census page]].<br><br>
=== Why use a census?  ===
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A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.  
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== Other Census Images ==
=== More about censuses  ===
*1868 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2524910 Aiken City] at FamilySearch
*1891 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2524910 Edgefield Village] at FamilySearch
*1920 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2524910 Georgetown City] at FamilySearch
*1869 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2524910 Union County] at FamilySearch


==Why Use the Census?==
[[United States Census|Click here]] for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:  
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:  
*Name of each person in the family at the time the census was taken
*Street or Avenue, or number Rural Free Delivery
*Sex
*Age
*Color
*Nativity
*Place of birth of this person
*Place of birth of Father of this person
*Place of birth of Mother of this person
*Period of Residence
*How long a resident of this State (years and months)
*How long a resident of this enumeration district (years and months)
*Regular occupation
*Military service


:*[[United States Census Searching|index searching tips]]
:*[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data|analyzing and using what you find]]
:*[[United States Census Accuracy|census accuracy]]
:*[[United States Census Historical Background|historical background]]
:*[[United States Census#Contents_of_Federal_Censuses|contents of various census years and types]]


=== Sources and footnotes  ===
=== Sources and footnotes  ===


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  • Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in community context.


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Online South Carolina indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Template:Census Online South Carolina

Federal population schedules[edit | edit source]

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1900 and Soundex 1850 1810  
1930 and Soundex 1880 and Soundex 1840 1800  
1920 and Soundex 1870 1830 1790  
1910 and Soundex 1860 1820    


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 & Soundex T1264 1870 M593         1840 M704
1930 T626 1900 T623 & Soundex T1043 1860 M653 1830 M19
1920 T625 & Soundex M1559 1890 fragments M407 & index M496 1850 M432 1820 M33
  1880 T9   Soundex T746   1810 M252  

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of South Carolina, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for South Carolina

Free Free at Some Libraries (usually with library card) Pay
Year Type Record Search Census Bureau Google Book Heritage Quest Ancestry FHL Ancestry Library Ancestry Home
1890 Veterans - - - - Link Link Link
1880 Defective - - - - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1860 Slave owner - - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1860 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1850 Slave owner Link - - Link[1] Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners - BookLink BookLink - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

1790-1880, 1900-1930 Copies of these censuses can be found at the National Archives, the Family History Library, and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

  • 1880 (Family History Library film 1294289)
  • 1870 (Family History Library film 1294288)
  • 1850-1860 (Family History Library film 1294287)

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of South Carolina, click here.

State and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

South Carolina state and colonial censuses[2][3]
Exact Date Population Schedules
No State Census found after 1875
1875 Agricultural and population returns complete in Clarendon, Newberry, and Marlboro counties; partially complete in Abbeville, Beaufort, Fairfield, Lancaster, and Sumter counties.
1869 State population returns. Missing in Clarendon, Oconee, and Spartanburg counties.
1868 Exist
1848 City of Charleston[4]
1839 State census only for Kershaw and Chesterfield districts.
1829 State census only for Fairfield and Laurens districts.

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing South Carolina censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

Click here for additional details about how to use censuses, such as:

Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 HeritageQuest has slave owner schedule images only.
  2. ↑ Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992), 102.
  3. ↑ Henry J. Dubester, State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), 57-58, 72.
  4. ↑ J. L. Dawson, and H. W. De Saussure, Census of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, for the year 1848 : exhibiting the condition and prospects of the city, illustrated by many statistical details (Charleston, South Carolina : J.B. Nixon, 1849)[[Template:Charlestow]].
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